Santiago del Estero weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇷 Argentina · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Santiago del Estero is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with August and May close behind. Santiago del Estero averages about 2,653 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,653
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 681 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 355k
- Elevation
- 200 m
When is the best time to visit Santiago del Estero?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Santiago del Estero is July, then August and May. The dullest month is January (43/100, 129 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Santiago del Estero?
Santiago del Estero gets a lot of sun: around 2,653 hours a year. 51 Sunshine Score points separate July (94) from January (43), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #28 of 41 destinations in Argentina for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,741 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 51% of the annual 681 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43 | 36° / 97°F | 21° / 70°F | 129 mm | 12 |
| February | 60 | 34° / 93°F | 20° / 68°F | 108 mm | 11 |
| March | 76 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 103 mm | 9 |
| April | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 52 mm | 6 |
| May | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 16 mm | 4 |
| June | 92 | 21° / 70°F | 7° / 45°F | 14 mm | 3 |
| July | 94 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 2 mm | 4 |
| August | 94 | 25° / 77°F | 8° / 46°F | 4 mm | 5 |
| September | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 11° / 52°F | 15 mm | 7 |
| October | 77 | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 51 mm | 9 |
| November | 56 | 35° / 95°F | 18° / 64°F | 78 mm | 10 |
| December | 45 | 36° / 97°F | 20° / 68°F | 109 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Salta Argentina · 344 km · best in Jun · 3,114 h sun/yr
- Cordoba Argentina · 394 km · best in Aug · 2,919 h sun/yr
- Copiapo Chile · 640 km · best in Mar · 3,703 h sun/yr
- Rosario Argentina · 664 km · best in Sep · 2,737 h sun/yr
- Mendoza Argentina · 709 km · best in Sep · 3,504 h sun/yr
- La Serena-Coquimbo Chile · 712 km · best in Jan · 2,601 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Termas de Río Hondo Argentina · 69 km · 2,653 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- San Miguel de Tucumán Argentina · 130 km · 2,970 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Catamarca Argentina · 169 km · 2,917 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- La Rioja Argentina · 302 km · 3,246 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- San Salvador de Jujuy Argentina · 383 km · 3,114 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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